A newly declassified US government report on sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by the US military has revealed hundreds of newly recorded cases.
The US Office of National Intelligence has now received reports of 510 UFO sightings, up from 144 aggregated in its first assessment in 2021.
According to the report, nearly half of the new sightings were deemed “not remarkable” and believed to be of human origin.
However, over 100 UFO-related cases remain unexplained. The report said UFO encounters – which the government calls Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) continue to “occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting possible concerns. “ for national safety and security”.
Of the 366 new reports, 26 were identified as drones, 163 reported as balloons, 171 reported that not enough information had been collected to identify them effectively.
Some of these uncharacteristic UAPs appear to have exhibited unusual flight characteristics or capabilities and require further analysis, the report said.There are no reports linked to any extraterrestrial activity. The reports are being examined by the Area-wide Abnormal Resolution Office (AARO), an office at the Pentagon established last year to look into UAP incidents.
